Category Archives: human rights violations

Forensics: Law. Illinois enacts immigration protections amid Trump crackdowns | Reuters

Illinois residents can sue federal immigration agents if they believe their civil rights have been violated. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/legal/government/illinois-enacts-immigration-protections-amid-trump-crackdowns-2025-12-09/

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Forensics: Law. Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics

The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the … Continue reading

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Forensics: Law. No exception for rape and incest. South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure

South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send pregnant people who receive an abortion to prison. — Read on abcnews.go.com/Health/south-carolina-lawmakers-debate-abortion-bill-imprison-people/story

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Forensics: Law. Contempt of court. Criminal. Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges.

The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with flights carrying migrants being deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn … Continue reading

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Forensics: Horrific 1970’s US policy. New Mexico Could Be First State to Address Forced Sterilization of Native American Women | Health

Jean Whitehorse’s (Diné) Native name means ‘Many Children,’ but she only has one child. This spring, she spoke at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York to explain why. In the 1970s, during an emergency visit … Continue reading

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Forensics: History of “no knock” home invasions by police. Collateral Damage: Episode Seven: Dirty Information

Years before the police killing of Breonna Taylor brought “no-knock” raids into the national spotlight, the NYPD mistakenly raided Alberta Spruill’s home — and literally scared her to death. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/19/collateral-damage-episode-seven-dirty-information/

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Forensics: 31% due to junk CSI style forensics. Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union

Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union — Read on http://www.aclu.org/publications/fatal-flaws-innocence-race-and-wrongful-convictions

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Forensics: Horrific. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content – Oklahoma Watch

Utter BS . Another DOGE~like move to “save” women from “gender extremism.” This is gibberish and cripples what little publicity about the ongoing tragedy of missing indigenous women in the US. #MMIW What Happened Task Force Creation Trump signed an … Continue reading

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Forensics: Cops hid DNA evidence. Tulsa to pay man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1991 $26.5 million

The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday approved paying $26.25 million to a man who spent more than two decades in prison for a rape he did not commit. — Read on http://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/13/tulsa-ok-paying-26-million-william-henry-jamerson-wrongful-conviction-rape/87251052007/

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Forensics: Evidence destruction. YouTube Erased 700 Videos of Israeli Human Rights Violations

The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/11/04/youtube-google-israel-palestine-human-rights-censorship/

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